Explaining differences in retirement timing preferences between the solo self-employed and employees

Purpose: Previous research has shown that self-employed workers are more likely than employees to retire late or to be uncertain about retirement timing. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. This study aims to fill this gap, by focusing on the explanatory role of various job characteristics – flexibility, autonomy, skills...

Differences in retirement preferences between the solo self-employed and employees: do job characteristic play an explanatory role? [Verschillen in pensioneringspreferenties tussen zzp’ers en werknemers: Spelen werkkenmerken een verklarende rol?]

Differences in retirement preferences between the self-employed and employees: Do job characteristics play an explanatory role? Prior research has shown that self-employed workers are on average more likely than employees to expect to retire relatively late and to actually do so, and to report uncertainty about their envisioned retirement timing...

Work and informal care among ageing workers